"Role of Circular RNA in Alzheimer's Disease" Carlos Cruchaga, Ph.D. Director, NeuroGenomics and Informatics Center Washington University in St Louis In-person: BSRB, ABC seminar rooms / hybrid link Short Bio: Dr. Cruchaga is a human genomicist with expertise in multiomics, informatics, and neurodegeneration. He completed his PhD in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology in 2005 at...

"Why Did the RNA Cross the Nanotube? Many questions and (some) answers on tunneling-nanotube medicated RNA transfer between mammalian cells" Gal Haimovich, Ph.D.  Assistant Staff Scientist Department of Molecular Genetics Weizmann Institute of Science Virtual only: zoom link Abstract: RNAs have been shown to undergo transfer between mammalian cells, though the mechanism behind this phenomenon...

"A Complicated Family: Conserved & Distinct Functions of tRNA Methyltransferases from Yeast to Humans" Jane Jackman, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry Ohio State University In-person: BSRB, ABC seminar rooms / zoom link Abstract: RNA modifications are now known to be a ubiquitous and important feature of cellular RNAs. tRNA are among the most heavily...